kala chana recipe | black chana masala recipe | black chickpeas curry
easy kala chana recipe | black chana masala recipe | black chickpeas curry
Servings 5 Servings
Ingredients
- 3 tsp oil
- 1 tsp cumin / jeera
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 3 pods cardamom
- 3 cloves
- 1 bay leaf / tej patta
- 1 tsp dry fenugreek leaves / kasuri methi
- pinch of hing / asafoetida
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 2 green chilli slit
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 cup tomato finely chopped
- ½ tsp turmeric / haldi
- 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 3 cup water
- 1 tsp mango powder / aamchur powder
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 1 cup black chana / kala chana soaked overnight
- 2 tbsp coriander finely chopped
Instructions
- firstly, in a pressure cooker take 3 tsp oil and saute spices.
- now saute 1 onion, 2 green chilli and 1 tsp ginger garlic paste.
- also, saute 1 cup tomato until it turns soft and mushy.
- furthermore, add spices and 1 tsp salt.
- saute on low flame, till the oil releases from tomato.
- now add 1 cup black chana or kala chana soaked overnight. saute for a minute.
- add 3 cups of water and mix well.
- cover and pressure cook for 8 whistles or till chana get cooked completely.
- now add ½ tsp garam masala, 2 tbsp coriander and mix well.
- finally, serve kala chana curry with rice or roti.